Where can I get an external oil cooler for my car? I'm going turbo and want a little extra security. I can't afford a $600 greddy kit, but I've seen universal oil coolers for sale elsewhere...would these be able to work?

Like in some Summit Racing magazines they have what appears to be a universal one for sale, wondering if that could somehow be put on my car.

Also where do I drill the oil feed line for a turbo?

 

come on, somebody!

 

you wait 9 mins, then post a reply to your own tread? jeez, I would help...but your a little impatient.

Ill help in 3 days if no one responds, that will teach you to calm down, lol.

 

sorry. I'm bored as hell here and have nothing else to do.

 

Avoid using tube-n-fin cooler designs. They're less efficient and the pressure drop is higher. The only advantage is that they are cheaper. The Perma-cool's are tube-n-fin design.

The B&M universal oil cooler kit features a bar-n-plate design, but uses rubber hoses and barbed fittings. Not my ideal way to run a pressurized oil system. The rubber lines will deteriorate eventually and are more susceptible to damage. If you rip one open, the oiling system will take a direct hit and lose volume and pressure.

If you piece out your own kit, the oil cooler's only gonna be $100 to $200, depending on how big and how many rows. More rows for more cooling and less pressure drop. $200 isn't bad, but you still have to buy all the lines and fittings....that could be another $100 or more.

I personally like Setrab and Mocal oil coolers.

 

What is a oil catch can for?

 

Same thing as the oil separator box (aka big black box on the back of VTEC blocks). They both help to precipate the oil from the crank case gases (combustion blow-by) before being recycled back to the intake.

A baffled design is more efficient than a non-baffled oil catch can.

Having an open PCV system is the easiest to do and a more efficient way of getting rid of the blow-by gases and accompanying oil.

That's the very general jist of it.

 

depending on the cooler setup you go with fittings and braided lines can get expensive. Stainless line will be 8-10$ per foot and 10$ per hose end.

 

I have run the fluidyne oil cooler (similar to setrab and mocal but cheaper). Check options auto salon for prices.

Also, run -8AN or -10AN lines...Perma-cool makes remote oil filter relocation kits with provision for oil filter housings. I have heard this option increases oil pressure in the system for some reason, but not to alarming levels.

Also, I have heard of ways to tap of the remote oil filter housing to feed oil to the turbo rather than from the head or block as this oil is a lot cleaner coming right after the oil filter. DSM's do this. Check roadraceengineering to understand this better.

Buy lines and fittings from bakerprecision or check on ebay! - thats what I did.

Hope this helps!

 

anybody who has these cooler setups have any prices?

$200 may be a little high, if i can't get it much cheaper i may have to scrap the idea.

 

OEM oil cooler then, but get a used one, or forget it.

 

Turbo oil feed line: Use the oil pressure sending unit port on the back of the block or use Golden Eagle Mfg's oil feed sandwich plate.

I can give you details on both. PM me if you really need help getting started. I've also got an OEM cooler and water pipe that I can sell to you, as well as a spare GE adapter plate. We're probably never gonna use them.

 

My cooler setup for my crx racecar is going to cost me around 400$. I am plumbing some guages into the lines so I need extra fittings in my setup. It breaks down like this. Block off plate 20$ remote mount 65$(get a cheap one 25$) 10ft -10 braided 70$ 6 -10 hose ends 90$ misc fittings 50$ adapter fittings for guages 50$ and a free b&m cooler (decent size). If you want stainless lines it will def. cost over 200$.